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December 21, 2025
Expert tips to ease financial pressure and avoid holiday overspending
NEW YORK (AP): Are you feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to spend money on gifts, parties, and travel this holiday season? The job market is tough, student loan and credit card debt are rising, and…
December 21, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
‘The breeze was hitting the babies’
WESTERN BUREAU: Although Hurricane Melissa’s passage on October 28 brought destruction and death, that fateful week still marked an unforgettable milestone for many expectant mothers in western…
December 21, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Reopening anxiety
WESTERN BUREAU: With schools set to fully reopen in two weeks, anxiety is mounting among the principals of some hurricane-damaged institutions as they grapple with unclear repair timelines, safety…
December 21, 2025
Editorial | Owners must oust Shallow
Sadly, Donovan Bennett, the president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), can’t be relied on to prime the moral levers for Kishore Shallow to vacate the presidency of Cricket West Indies (CWI).…
December 21, 2025
Francis Wade | How good leaders don’t keep things the same
Two Caribbean CEOs retired recently from similar sized companies. Marcus left with emotional tributes, his board praised his “collaborative leadership”, his team genuinely mourned his departure, and…
December 21, 2025
Stocks rise on Wall Street as AI stocks turn higher again
Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday for a second straight day, wiping away losses from earlier in the week. Technology stocks were once again the main force behind the market’s broader moves,…
December 21, 2025
When immigration policy becomes business risk
Last week’s US announcement of a “permanent pause” on migration from several developing countries is more than a foreign policy headline, it is a wake-up call for Jamaica. Although we were not named,…
December 21, 2025
Howard Mitchell | Inspiring integrity – a collective call to action
The International Centre for Academic Integrity alludes to five fundamental values necessary to sustain integrity in any circumstance: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. As…
December 21, 2025
Garth Rattray | A not so merry Christmas this year
The traditional “Merry Christmas” will not be so for many this year. Their reality has been upended; they lost all that they held dear. Roofs, and homes, possessions, and lives were all taken away,…